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( 2 ) That if a wise man was pretty sure that some parts of the Public
Administration would admit of better management , yet should he be very careful
how he expressed such sentiments ; and in such cases never suffer the wisdom
or care of ...
( 2 ) That if a wise man was pretty sure that some parts of the Public
Administration would admit of better management , yet should he be very careful
how he expressed such sentiments ; and in such cases never suffer the wisdom
or care of ...
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... the mere fact that he tacitly abjured his right by recognising King George as his
sovereign would probably have been sufficient to deter Law from doing so ; at the
same time an expression in his letter to his brother indicates that the abjuration ...
... the mere fact that he tacitly abjured his right by recognising King George as his
sovereign would probably have been sufficient to deter Law from doing so ; at the
same time an expression in his letter to his brother indicates that the abjuration ...
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... not food , administered to it . The next chapter , on the constant state of
devotion to which Christians are called , is full of beautiful thoughts , beautifully
expressed . We are here reminded that we are 46 Defects of the Christian
Perfection .
... not food , administered to it . The next chapter , on the constant state of
devotion to which Christians are called , is full of beautiful thoughts , beautifully
expressed . We are here reminded that we are 46 Defects of the Christian
Perfection .
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If the poor are regarded simply as a sort of spiritual plate - powder for polishing
up our own souls ' ( to use a rather flippant but very forcible expression of a writer
of our own day ) , there may lurk selfishness even in this apparently most ...
If the poor are regarded simply as a sort of spiritual plate - powder for polishing
up our own souls ' ( to use a rather flippant but very forcible expression of a writer
of our own day ) , there may lurk selfishness even in this apparently most ...
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But the power he obtained he never abused ; he employed it , as was his
invariable way , for no selfish purposes , but for the spiritual good of all who came
within its sphere . Again , oracle as Law was , he never expressed himself
oracularly .
But the power he obtained he never abused ; he employed it , as was his
invariable way , for no selfish purposes , but for the spiritual good of all who came
within its sphere . Again , oracle as Law was , he never expressed himself
oracularly .
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Página 233 - ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth ; Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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| Título | William Law, Nonjuror and Mystic: ... a Sketch of His Life, Character, and Opinions |
| Autor | John Henry Overton |
| Editor | Longmans, Green, 1881 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 27 Oct. 2006 |
| Largo | 462 páginas |
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